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INTEGRATING sOMATIC EXPERIENCING THROUGH SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

  • Gathering a list of resources and spiritual practices that energize and restore you physically and spiritually.

  • Bringing more awareness to triggers and activation as invitations for more profound somatic experiencing.

  • Seeing intense or difficult emotions as invitations from the Divine towards deeper somatic experiencing.

  • Receiving the support and confidentiality needed with ministerial life's challenges.

  • Working with religious trauma so that you return to your spiritual self.

  • Creating self-trust as you navigate life transitions and deepening discernment for difficult decisions.

  • Processing your own embodied spiritual history, which includes both faith and doubt.

  • Learning how to attune to your body’s inner-knowing for spiritual growth and spiritual knowledge.

What if Integrating Somatic Experiencing through spiritual direction could create a space for …

Through compassionate guidance, I can help you navigate these areas, offering the support through somatic and spiritual practices you need for healing and spiritual transformation.

When you fall asleep to yourself, unable to find joy, meaning, or purpose in your life, let me teach you a way of being in the world that makes room for somatic experiencing.

We'll observe our sensations, images, behaviors, emotions, and thoughts as

Sacred invitations from the Divine for transformative healing.

let us Awaken to Love

Alicia Divers, Somatics Practioner Brooklyn

When we work Together

  1. We prioritize your spiritual journey through somatic experiencing by providing a trauma-informed, body-based process for transformational change, freedom, and wholeness.

  2. We create a nonjudgmental, kind, and loving space to help you grow your capacity to cope with overwhelm by allowing uncomfortable emotions or learning to feel.  

  3. Together, we discover your spiritual, internal, and external resources so that you can more easily weather life’s storms, challenges, and transitions while staying connected to yourself.  

  4. We equip you to slow things down and create more pause, rest, and meaningful presence in your life.  

  5. We shift your mindset from a spirituality that is intellectual and driven by knowledge and doing to one that cultivates embodied wisdom for a purposeful and awakened life. 

SPECIALTIES

Ministry Leaders

Navigate the complexities of spiritual leadership with the support of somatic spiritual direction. By integrating body awareness into your ministry, you'll lead with greater resilience, authenticity, and a deeper connection to your divine purpose.

Religious Trauma

Somatic spiritual direction offers a gentle, body-centered approach to healing from religious trauma. While I work with a wide range of individuals, including those from the LGBTQIA+ community, this practice helps you reconnect with your spiritual self, whether or not that includes a connection to religion. It fosters healing and wholeness in a safe and supportive environment that honors your unique journey.

Spirituality after Deconstruction

After faith deconstruction, somatic spiritual direction provides a nurturing space to explore and redefine your spirituality. It empowers you to reconnect with your inner wisdom and develop a grounded, embodied faith that truly reflects your journey.

Somatic Spiritual Direction

Everyone’s timeline for their journey to wholeness, healing, and freedom through somatic experiencing looks different.

During our initial consultation, we will assess the best next steps for your journey. Consistent practice is key in somatic work—neural pathways require regular reinforcement to rewire, making consistency crucial. That's why I recommend starting with weekly or bi-weekly sessions, providing more opportunities to explore your nervous system, uncover your embodied stories, and build a safe, trusting relationship. As we progress, we can reassess and adjust the session frequency to match your healing pace.

I also recognize that traditional Spiritual Direction often follows a monthly rhythm, which I honor. During our consultation, we'll determine what frequency is best suited for this particular season of your life and move forward from there.

While Spiritual Direction is not goal-oriented, I also offer Spiritual Coaching for those seeking a more structured, goal-focused approach. The practices and somatic processes are similar, but the structure of the sessions is more tactile and directed toward achieving specific outcomes.

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SLIDING SCALE PRICING

I offer a sliding scale of $125 to $200 per session, allowing you to pay based on your ability while also honoring the value of my training and expertise. This approach ensures that our work together respects both your needs and the skills I bring to our sessions.

I welcome the opportunity to dialogue, so please contact me if you have any questions.

 FAQ’s

  • Sessions are 50 minutes. I offer both virtual and in-person sessions (starting September 15, 2024 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

  • Both Spiritual Direction and Coaching sessions in my practice are grounded in a somatic-based approach, focusing on the wisdom and signals of the body. However, they serve different purposes:

    Coaching Sessions are goal-oriented and collaborative, designed to help you reach a specific outcome or destination. Together, we identify your goals and create actionable steps, using body-based interventions to support your progress. The aim is to guide you toward tangible results, whether in your personal life, career, or spiritual journey.

    Spiritual Direction Sessions, on the other hand, are more about holding space and asking deep, reflective questions. The focus is less on achieving a specific goal and more on exploring your spiritual life, discerning your path, and noticing how the Divine is moving in your life. While a Spiritual Direction session might feel similar to a coaching session due to the shared somatic-based approach, the intention is different—it's about being present, listening, and allowing insights to emerge naturally.

    There is significant overlap in the methods, interventions, and body-based processes used in both approaches, but the key difference lies in the focus and objectives of each session.

  • Absolutely, yes!

    My tradition and training are in Christian Spirituality, but religion (see questions below) does not, unless the clients asks, play a primary role in sessions)

  • This is client-specific. I will recommend weekly or every other week.

    If we are working with trauma, it is important to meet weekly and on-going.

  • The body carries in its physiology our embodied stories and, inevitably, our trauma. When working with the nervous system, it's only a matter of time before you bump into activation, from mild to intense. Activation can also be known as nervous system dysregulation and triggers.  A Somatic Spiritual Director needs to be able to appropriately work with activation through resourcing, which is any internal or external element that supports an individual's well-being, resilience, or growth. 

  • Spiritual Direction is a designated space for spiritually oriented individuals to discuss their spirituality with an empathic guide. It is an ancient practice in diverse religious and spiritual traditions. It has involved individuals seeking guidance and support on their spiritual journey since the 3rd Century. Spiritual Directors have various titles, such as spiritual guides, companions, and friends.

    An empathic guide is a compassionate presence attuned to your internal experiences. They offer validation and understanding without imposing interpretations or judgments. This creates a safe space where you can feel heard, understood, and accepted as you are, fostering a conducive environment for somatic healing.

  • Somatic Spiritual Direction offers a unique approach to spiritual guidance, integrating the exploration of spirituality with the embodied experience. It builds upon the principles of traditional spiritual direction but with a distinct focus on the body. Recognizing the body as a profound source of wisdom and insight, this practice invites individuals to deepen their spiritual journey by paying attention to the subtle cues and messages of their bodies, fostering somatic healing.

  • I acknowledge how spirituality manifests in individuals' lives as multifaceted, encompassing bothorganized religion and the inner journey of personal growth and transformation.

    To best describe Somatic Spirituality, it's helpful to differentiate between content spirituality and process spirituality. Content spirituality encompasses what informs your spirituality, including theology, faith traditions, meaning, and belief systems. On the other hand, process spirituality focuses on the inner journey of growth and transformation, emphasizing spiritual experience leading to healing and personal transformation. Both aspects are crucial, but our sessions will prioritize spiritual experience over religious form.

    A strength of Spiritual Direction lies in its provision of a non-judgmental and loving space to companion you exactly as you are, without requiring you to change, making it irrelevant for us to align theologically or spiritually.

  • In my Spiritual Direction sessions, I integrate Somatic Experiencing by focusing on your body's natural wisdom as a guide for spiritual growth. We work with the nervous system using key interventions like titration, pendulation, and resourcing to gently explore sensations and emotions. This helps you become more attuned to how your body communicates your spiritual needs. Through this process, you'll learn to identify and use physical sensations as resources for healing, regulation, and spiritual discernment, leading to a more embodied and holistic spiritual journey.